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'''Steve "Lightning" Krulevitz'''<ref name="jmoreliving1">{{cite web|url=https://www.jmoreliving.com/2019/08/27/tennis-star-steve-krulevitz-to-be-inducted-into-md-state-athletic-hall-of-fame/|title=Tennis Star Steve Krulevitz to be Inducted into Md. State Athletic Hall of Fame|date=August 27, 2019}}</ref> (born May 30, 1951) is an [[United States|American]]-[[Israelis|Israeli]] former professional [[tennis player]], and current coach. Playing for [[UCLA]], he was an [[All-American]]. He won [[gold medal]]s for the United States in singles and doubles at the [[1977 Maccabiah Games]]. He played # 1 for the [[Israel Davis Cup team]] from 1978–80. His highest world singles ranking was No. 42. He was in the top 100 on the men’s tour from 1974 to 1983.
'''Steve "Lightning" Krulevitz'''<ref name="jmoreliving1">{{cite web|url=https://www.jmoreliving.com/2019/08/27/tennis-star-steve-krulevitz-to-be-inducted-into-md-state-athletic-hall-of-fame/|title=Tennis Star Steve Krulevitz to be Inducted into Md. State Athletic Hall of Fame|date=August 27, 2019}}</ref> (born May 30, 1951) is an [[United States|American]]-[[Israelis|Israeli]] former professional [[tennis player]], and current coach. Playing for [[UCLA]], he was an [[All-American]]. He won [[gold medal]]s for the United States in singles and doubles at the [[1977 Maccabiah Games]] in Israel. He played # 1 for the [[Israel Davis Cup team]] from 1978–80. His highest world singles ranking was No. 42. He was in the top 100 on the men’s tour from 1974 to 1983.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Krulevitz was born in [[Baltimore]], Maryland, raised in [[Park Heights]] a few blocks from the [[Pimlico Race Course]], and lives in [[Brooklandville]], Maryland.<ref name="jewishtimes1">{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishtimes.com/103973/where-are-they-now-jewish-baltimores-athletic-legends/guide-to-jewish-life/seniors/|title=Where Are They Now? Jewish Baltimore's Athletic Legends|date=February 9, 2020}}</ref><ref name="atptour1">{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/steve-krulevitz/k053/overview|title=Steve Krulevitz &#124; Overview &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis}}</ref><ref name="jmoreliving1"/> He has dual [[American-Israeli]] citizenship, and is Jewish.<ref name="washingtonpost1978">{{cite web|last=Lorge |first=Barry |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1978/06/04/krulevitz-different-davis-in-israel/240d1c1c-5f1f-4b26-b0f4-f7f96b9c6f66/ |title=Krulevitz: Different Davis in Israel |publisher=The Washington Post |date=1978-06-04 |accessdate=2022-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ou8cAQAAMAAJ&q=Krulevitz+jewish|title=World Tennis|date=September 20, 1981|publisher=CBS Publications|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19780818-01.1.15|title= 18 August 1978 |website=Jewish Post}}</ref> He became a [[bar mitzvah]] at [[Baltimore Hebrew Congregation]].<ref name="jmoreliving1"/>
Krulevitz was born in [[Baltimore]], Maryland, raised in [[Park Heights]] a few blocks from the [[Pimlico Race Course]], and lives in [[Brooklandville]], Maryland.<ref name="jewishtimes1">{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishtimes.com/103973/where-are-they-now-jewish-baltimores-athletic-legends/guide-to-jewish-life/seniors/|title=Where Are They Now? Jewish Baltimore's Athletic Legends|date=February 9, 2020}}</ref><ref name="atptour1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/steve-krulevitz/k053/overview|title=Steve Krulevitz &#124; Overview &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref><ref name="jmoreliving1"/> He has dual [[American-Israeli]] citizenship, and is Jewish.<ref name="washingtonpost1978">{{cite news|last=Lorge |first=Barry |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1978/06/04/krulevitz-different-davis-in-israel/240d1c1c-5f1f-4b26-b0f4-f7f96b9c6f66/ |title=Krulevitz: Different Davis in Israel |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=1978-06-04 |accessdate=2022-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ou8cAQAAMAAJ&q=Krulevitz+jewish|title=World Tennis|date=September 20, 1981|publisher=CBS Publications|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=JPOST19780818-01.1.15|title= 18 August 1978 |website=Jewish Post}}</ref> He became a [[bar mitzvah]] at [[Baltimore Hebrew Congregation]].<ref name="jmoreliving1"/>


During [[the Holocaust]], when the [[Nazi]]s implemented their [[Final Solution]] to the ‘Jewish Question’, his Polish grandfather’s mother, father, sisters, brother, aunts, uncles, and cousins, 22 people in all, were shipped to the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]] where they were killed.<ref name="jmoreliving1"/><ref name="jewishtimes1"/>
During [[the Holocaust]], when the [[Nazi]]s implemented their [[Final Solution]] to the ‘Jewish Question’, his Polish grandfather’s mother, father, sisters, brother, aunts, uncles, and cousins, 22 people in all, were shipped to the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]] where they were killed.<ref name="jmoreliving1"/><ref name="jewishtimes1"/>


==Early career==
==Early career==
From the age of eight of nine years old, he was friends with [[Harold Solomon]] (who was one year younger), with whom he later played on the pro tour.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.krulevitztennis.com/news-updates/coffe-with-steve/ | title=Coffee with Steve | date=April 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2009-07-19-0907170072-story.html|title=Baltimore Sun: Baltimore breaking news, sports, business, entertainment, weather and traffic}}</ref> In 1967 he became the youngest Maryland State Men’s champion, at 15 years of age.<ref name="jmoreliving1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdsahof.com/2019-inductees|title = 2019 Inductees}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/bs-sp-sun-remembers-july-16-22-20170716-story.html|title = Capital Gazette: Annapolis breaking news, sports, weather and traffic}}</ref>
From the age of eight or nine years old, he was friends with [[Harold Solomon]] (who was one year younger), with whom he later played on the pro tour.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.krulevitztennis.com/news-updates/coffe-with-steve/ | title=Coffee with Steve | date=April 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2009-07-19-0907170072-story.html|title=THE 25-YEAR REUNION OF THE STEVE KRULEVITZ TENNIS PROGRAM|website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref> In 1967 he became the youngest Maryland State Men’s champion, at 15 years of age.<ref name="jmoreliving1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mdsahof.com/2019-inductees|title = 2019 Inductees}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalgazette.com/bs-sp-sun-remembers-july-16-22-20170716-story.html|title = Capital Gazette: Annapolis breaking news, sports, weather and traffic}}</ref>


Krulevitz attended the [[Park School of Baltimore]] ('69) and won the [[Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association|Maryland Scholastic Association]] Singles Championship four times (1966–69).<ref name="jmoreliving1"/> He was also the [[point guard]] on the school's undefeated 1969 basketball team, and played soccer and lacrosse (leading the conference in scoring in 1968).<ref name="jmoreliving1"/><ref name="parkschool1">{{cite web|url=https://www.parkschool.net/news/story/stevekrulevitz-69-inducted-into-the-maryland-state-athletic-hall-of-fame/|title = News & Publications · the Park School of Baltimore}}</ref> He won First Team honors in soccer and basketball in 1969.<ref name="parkschool1"/> He was a member of the United States [[Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup|Junior Davis Cup]] Team.<ref name="atptour1"/>
Krulevitz attended the [[Park School of Baltimore]] ('69) and won the [[Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association|Maryland Scholastic Association]] Singles Championship four times (1966–69).<ref name="jmoreliving1"/> He was also the [[point guard]] on the school's undefeated 1969 basketball team, and played soccer and lacrosse (leading the conference in scoring in 1968).<ref name="jmoreliving1"/><ref name="parkschool1">{{cite web|url=https://www.parkschool.net/news/story/stevekrulevitz-69-inducted-into-the-maryland-state-athletic-hall-of-fame/|title = News & Publications · the Park School of Baltimore}}</ref> He won First Team honors in soccer and basketball in 1969.<ref name="parkschool1"/> He was a member of the United States [[Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup|Junior Davis Cup]] Team.<ref name="atptour1"/>


He earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[Kinesiology]] from [[UCLA]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/gilmancommunications/docs/47512_comb/56|title = Gilman Bulletin, Fall 2011}}</ref> There, he played for the [[UCLA Bruins]] tennis team and was named [[All-America]]n in 1973, along with teammates [[Brian Teacher]], [[Jeff Austin (tennis)|Jeff Austin]], and [[Bob Kreiss]].<ref>[http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-tennis/auto_pdf/History_MTN.pdf MTNGUIDE06.indd<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="jmoreliving1"/><ref name="issuu1">{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/uclabruins/docs/media_guide_2018_19_mten|title=2018-19 UCLA Men's Tennis Information Guide}}</ref>
He earned a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in [[Kinesiology]] from [[UCLA]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/gilmancommunications/docs/47512_comb/56|title = Gilman Bulletin, Fall 2011}}</ref> There, he played for the [[UCLA Bruins]] tennis team and was named [[All-America]]n in 1973, along with teammates [[Brian Teacher]], [[Jeff Austin (tennis)|Jeff Austin]], and [[Bob Kreiss]].<ref>[http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-tennis/auto_pdf/History_MTN.pdf MTNGUIDE06.indd<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="jmoreliving1"/><ref name="issuu1">{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/uclabruins/docs/media_guide_2018_19_mten|title=2018-19 UCLA Men's Tennis Information Guide by UCLA Athletics - Issuu|website=issuu.com}}</ref>


==Professional career==
==Professional career==
Krulevitz was among the top 100 players in the world for from 1974 to 1983.<ref name="jmoreliving1"/> He turned pro in 1973, at 22 years of age.<ref name="jmoreliving1"/> He competed in 9 [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]s, 13 [[US Open (tennis)|US Opens]], 8 [[French Open]]s, and 2 [[Australian Open]]s.
Krulevitz was among the top 100 players in the world for from 1974 to 1983.<ref name="jmoreliving1"/> He turned pro in 1973, at 22 years of age.<ref name="jmoreliving1"/> He competed in 9 [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]s, 13 [[US Open (tennis)|US Opens]], 8 [[French Open]]s, and 2 [[Australian Open]]s.


His career singles titles include Travemünde, Germany (1980) and Chichester, England (1981). Krulevitz's career doubles titles include the [[Stowe Open]] (with [[Mike Cahill]]) in 1979, Sarasota (with [[Ilie Nastase]]) in 1979, and Brussels (with [[Thierry Stevaux]]) in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/steve-krulevitz/k053/bio|title = Steve Krulevitz &#124; Bio &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis}}</ref> He made it to the 3rd round of [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] and the [[French Open]] in 1976, and to the 3rd round of the [[Australian Open]] in 1979. In May 1982 he lost in the finals of the [[Tampere Open]], in Finland.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.midatlantic.usta.com/foundations/custom.sps?iType=1534&icustompageid=19413 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719185428/http://www.midatlantic.usta.com/foundations/custom.sps?iType=1534&icustompageid=19413 |archive-date=July 19, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
His career singles titles include Travemünde, Germany (1980) and Chichester, England (1981). Krulevitz's career doubles titles include the [[Stowe Open]] (with [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|Mike Cahill]]) in 1979, Sarasota (with [[Ilie Nastase]]) in 1979, and Brussels (with [[Thierry Stevaux]]) in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/steve-krulevitz/k053/bio|title = Steve Krulevitz &#124; Bio &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis}}</ref> He made it to the 3rd round of [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] and the [[French Open]] in 1976, and to the 3rd round of the [[Australian Open]] in 1979. In May 1982 he lost in the finals of the [[Tampere Open]], in Finland.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.midatlantic.usta.com/foundations/custom.sps?iType=1534&icustompageid=19413 |title=USTA Mid Atlantic Section - Hall of Fame |access-date=2014-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719185428/http://www.midatlantic.usta.com/foundations/custom.sps?iType=1534&icustompageid=19413 |archive-date=July 19, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>


In May 1974 Krulevitz defeated world No. 25 [[Raul Ramirez]] in Rome, Italy.<ref name="atptour1982">{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/steve-krulevitz/k053/player-activity?year=1982|title = Steve Krulevitz &#124; Player Activity &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis}}</ref> In March 1976 he beat world No. 21 [[Vijay Amritraj]] in Palm Springs, California.<ref name="atptour1982"/> In July 1980 he defeated world No. 12 [[Jose Higueras]] in Gstaad, Switzerland.<ref name="atptour1982"/> In June 1981 he beat World # 20 [[Adriano Panatta]] in Brussels, Belgium.<ref name="atptour1982"/>
In May 1974 Krulevitz defeated world No. 25 [[Raul Ramirez]] in Rome, Italy.<ref name="atptour1982">{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/steve-krulevitz/k053/player-activity?year=1982|title = Steve Krulevitz &#124; Player Activity &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis}}</ref> In March 1976 he beat world No. 21 [[Vijay Amritraj]] in Palm Springs, California.<ref name="atptour1982"/> In July 1980 he defeated world No. 12 [[Jose Higueras]] in Gstaad, Switzerland.<ref name="atptour1982"/> In June 1981 he beat World # 20 [[Adriano Panatta]] in Brussels, Belgium.<ref name="atptour1982"/>


Krulevitz won [[gold medal]]s in singles and doubles (with Larry Nagler) for the United States at the [[1977 Maccabiah Games]] in Tel Aviv, Israel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/1977/07/22/archive/israel-basketball-team-loses-out-to-underdog-u-s-squad-at-10th-maccabiah|title=Israel Basketball Team Loses out to Underdog U.S. Squad at 10th Maccabiah|date=July 22, 1977}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Israel_Digest/JFA8AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=steve+krulevitz&dq=steve+krulevitz&printsec=frontcover|title = Israel Digest|year = 1977|publisher = World Zionist Organization, American Section}}</ref>
Krulevitz won [[gold medal]]s in singles and doubles (with [[Larry Nagler]]) for the United States at the [[1977 Maccabiah Games]] in Tel Aviv, Israel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/1977/07/22/archive/israel-basketball-team-loses-out-to-underdog-u-s-squad-at-10th-maccabiah|title=Israel Basketball Team Loses out to Underdog U.S. Squad at 10th Maccabiah|date=July 22, 1977}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JFA8AQAAIAAJ&q=steve+krulevitz|title = Israel Digest|year = 1977|publisher = World Zionist Organization, American Section}}</ref>


==Davis Cup==
==Davis Cup==
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Krulevitz's students include [[Gilad Bloom]] (Israel), [[Jaime Yzaga]] (Peru), [[Reed Cordish]], and [[Vince Spadea]].
Krulevitz's students include [[Gilad Bloom]] (Israel), [[Jaime Yzaga]] (Peru), [[Reed Cordish]], and [[Vince Spadea]].


He is the varsity tennis head coach at [[Gilman School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/columns/story/2018/apr/08/wiedmer-rotary-tenntourney-one-our-towns-fine/467819/|title = Wiedmer: Rotary tennis tourney one of our town's finest events}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/ph-ms-tt-gilman-tennis-story.html|title=Rising early paid off late for Gilman tennis champions|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> He led the Greyhounds to a 12th-place finish at the high school national championships in Kentucky, and a 16th-place finish at the 2016 National Invitational Boys High School Team Tennis Tournament, located in [[Newport Beach]], California. He also led the team to eight consecutive A Conference titles in the [[Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association]].<ref name="jmoreliving1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/sports/ph-ms-tt-gilman-tennis-0526-story.html|title=Youth comes through for three-time league champion Gilman tennis team}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://marylandreporter.com/2020/04/21/maryland-high-school-athletes-lose-vital-time-during-pandemic/|title = Maryland high school athletes lose vital time during pandemic|date = April 21, 2020}}</ref> The team set an MIAA record for most consecutive titles, set a record for most championships in the year history of the league, and set a new school record for most consecutive championships in its 60-year history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://miaasports.net/gilman-wins-its-fifth-straight-miaa-a-tennis-crown/|title = Gilman wins its fifth straight MIAA a tennis crown &#124; MIAASports.net}}</ref>
He is the varsity tennis head coach at [[Gilman School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/sports/columns/story/2018/apr/08/wiedmer-rotary-tenntourney-one-our-towns-fine/467819/|title = Wiedmer: Rotary tennis tourney one of our town's finest events}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/ph-ms-tt-gilman-tennis-story.html|title=Rising early paid off late for Gilman tennis champions|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> He led the Greyhounds to a 12th-place finish at the high school national championships in Kentucky, and a 16th-place finish at the 2016 National Invitational Boys High School Team Tennis Tournament, located in [[Newport Beach]], California. He also led the team to eight consecutive A Conference titles in the [[Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association]].<ref name="jmoreliving1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/sports/ph-ms-tt-gilman-tennis-0526-story.html|title=Youth comes through for three-time league champion Gilman tennis team|website=Baltimore Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://marylandreporter.com/2020/04/21/maryland-high-school-athletes-lose-vital-time-during-pandemic/|title = Maryland high school athletes lose vital time during pandemic|date = April 21, 2020}}</ref> The team set an MIAA record for most consecutive titles, set a record for most championships in the year history of the league, and set a new school record for most consecutive championships in its 60-year history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://miaasports.net/gilman-wins-its-fifth-straight-miaa-a-tennis-crown/|title = Gilman wins its fifth straight MIAA a tennis crown &#124; MIAASports.net}}</ref>


Krulevitz founded the Krulevitz Tennis Program in 1984, with two 16-week indoor sessions for players of all ages from September through April and a 10-week outdoor camp June through August, with 90 students per week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.krulevitztennis.com/ |title=The Steve Krulevitz Tennis Program - A Proven and Innovative Teaching System |publisher=Krulevitztennis.com |date= |accessdate=2022-06-11}}</ref><ref name="jmoreliving1"/>
Krulevitz founded the Krulevitz Tennis Program in 1984, with two 16-week indoor sessions for players of all ages from September through April and a 10-week outdoor camp June through August, with 90 students per week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.krulevitztennis.com/ |title=The Steve Krulevitz Tennis Program - A Proven and Innovative Teaching System |publisher=Krulevitztennis.com |date= |accessdate=2022-06-11}}</ref><ref name="jmoreliving1"/>

==Career finals==
===Doubles (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:25px" class="unsortable"|W/L
!style="width:50px"|Date
!style="width:130px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:140px"|Partner
!style="width:140px"|Opponents
!style="width:100px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 0–1
| Feb 1976
| [[U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships|Salisbury]], U.S.
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Trey Waltke]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sherwood Stewart]]
| 3–6, 2–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1–1
| Feb 1979
| Sarasota, U.S.
| Carpet (i)
| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Năstase]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[John James (tennis)|John James]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Keith Richardson (tennis)|Keith Richardson]]
| 7–6, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2–1
| Aug 1979
| [[ATP Stowe|Stowe]], U.S.
| Hard
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|Mike Cahill]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anand Amritraj]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Colin Dibley]]
| 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3–1
| Jun 1980
| [[Brussels Outdoor|Brussels]], Belgium
| Clay
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Thierry Stevaux]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Fromm]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Leeds]]
| 6–3, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4–1
| Oct 1980
| [[ATP Tel Aviv|Tel Aviv]], Israel
| Hard
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Per Hjertquist]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eric Fromm]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Leeds]]
| 7–6, 6–3
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–2
| Oct 1981
| [[ATP Tel Aviv|Tel Aviv]], Israel
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Feaver]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Meister]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Van Winitsky]]
| 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 4–3
| Jun 1983
| [[ATP Venice|Venice]], Italy
| Clay
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zoltán Kuhárszky]]
| {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Francisco González (tennis)|Francisco González]] <br /> {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Víctor Pecci]]
| 1–6, 2–6
|}


==Writing==
==Writing==
Krulevitz authored ''Lightning Strikes: The Life and Times of a Professional Tour Tennis Player'', 2017.<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-1539370482|title = Lightning Strikes: The Life and Times of a Professional Tour Tennis Player|last1 = Krulevitz|first1 = Steve|date = May 3, 2017}}</ref> It describes his life growing up in Baltimore, and as a professional tennis player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://baltimore.citybizlist.com/article/419520/baltimore-tennis-legend-launches-memoir|title=Baltimore Tennis Legend Launches Memoir}}</ref>
Krulevitz authored ''Lightning Strikes: The Life and Times of a Professional Tour Tennis Player'', 2017.<ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 978-1539370482|title = Lightning Strikes: The Life and Times of a Professional Tour Tennis Player|last1 = Krulevitz|first1 = Steve|date = May 3, 2017}}</ref> It describes his life growing up in Baltimore, and as a professional tennis player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://baltimore.citybizlist.com/article/419520/baltimore-tennis-legend-launches-memoir|title=citybizlist : Baltimore : Baltimore Tennis Legend Launches Memoir}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of Jews in sports#Tennis|List of select Jewish tennis players]]

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*[[List of Jews in sports#Tennis|List of select Jewish tennis players]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Baltimore]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Baltimore]]
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 31 January 2024

Steve Krulevitz
Country (sports) United States
 Israel
ResidenceBrooklandville, Maryland, U.S.
Born (1951-05-30) May 30, 1951 (age 72)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1970
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record121–198
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 42
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1979)
French Open3R (1976)
Wimbledon3R (1976)
US Open2R (1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981)
Doubles
Career record130–196
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 150
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1981)
French Open3R (1981, 1982)
Wimbledon3R (1974)
US Open3R (1982)
Medal record
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1977 Tel Aviv Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1977 Tel Aviv Men's doubles

Steve "Lightning" Krulevitz[1] (born May 30, 1951) is an American-Israeli former professional tennis player, and current coach. Playing for UCLA, he was an All-American. He won gold medals for the United States in singles and doubles at the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel. He played # 1 for the Israel Davis Cup team from 1978–80. His highest world singles ranking was No. 42. He was in the top 100 on the men’s tour from 1974 to 1983.

Early life[edit]

Krulevitz was born in Baltimore, Maryland, raised in Park Heights a few blocks from the Pimlico Race Course, and lives in Brooklandville, Maryland.[2][3][1] He has dual American-Israeli citizenship, and is Jewish.[4][5][6] He became a bar mitzvah at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation.[1]

During the Holocaust, when the Nazis implemented their Final Solution to the ‘Jewish Question’, his Polish grandfather’s mother, father, sisters, brother, aunts, uncles, and cousins, 22 people in all, were shipped to the Auschwitz concentration camp where they were killed.[1][2]

Early career[edit]

From the age of eight or nine years old, he was friends with Harold Solomon (who was one year younger), with whom he later played on the pro tour.[7][8] In 1967 he became the youngest Maryland State Men’s champion, at 15 years of age.[1][9][10]

Krulevitz attended the Park School of Baltimore ('69) and won the Maryland Scholastic Association Singles Championship four times (1966–69).[1] He was also the point guard on the school's undefeated 1969 basketball team, and played soccer and lacrosse (leading the conference in scoring in 1968).[1][11] He won First Team honors in soccer and basketball in 1969.[11] He was a member of the United States Junior Davis Cup Team.[3]

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from UCLA in 1973.[12] There, he played for the UCLA Bruins tennis team and was named All-American in 1973, along with teammates Brian Teacher, Jeff Austin, and Bob Kreiss.[13][1][14]

Professional career[edit]

Krulevitz was among the top 100 players in the world for from 1974 to 1983.[1] He turned pro in 1973, at 22 years of age.[1] He competed in 9 Wimbledons, 13 US Opens, 8 French Opens, and 2 Australian Opens.

His career singles titles include Travemünde, Germany (1980) and Chichester, England (1981). Krulevitz's career doubles titles include the Stowe Open (with Mike Cahill) in 1979, Sarasota (with Ilie Nastase) in 1979, and Brussels (with Thierry Stevaux) in 1980.[15] He made it to the 3rd round of Wimbledon and the French Open in 1976, and to the 3rd round of the Australian Open in 1979. In May 1982 he lost in the finals of the Tampere Open, in Finland.[16]

In May 1974 Krulevitz defeated world No. 25 Raul Ramirez in Rome, Italy.[17] In March 1976 he beat world No. 21 Vijay Amritraj in Palm Springs, California.[17] In July 1980 he defeated world No. 12 Jose Higueras in Gstaad, Switzerland.[17] In June 1981 he beat World # 20 Adriano Panatta in Brussels, Belgium.[17]

Krulevitz won gold medals in singles and doubles (with Larry Nagler) for the United States at the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel.[18][19]

Davis Cup[edit]

Krulevitz played # 1 for the Israel Davis Cup team from 1978–1980,[1][20] and coached that Davis Cup team as well. He was 4–5 in Davis Cup competition for Israel.[14] He said in 1978: "I would never live anyplace but the States, but there is definitely a part of me that has strong feelings for Israel. It is a fantastic, courageous country."[4]

Honors[edit]

Krulevitz was inducted into the USTA Mid-Atlantic Tennis Hall of Fame in 1993.[16]

He was inducted into the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019.[1]

Coaching[edit]

Krulevitz's students include Gilad Bloom (Israel), Jaime Yzaga (Peru), Reed Cordish, and Vince Spadea.

He is the varsity tennis head coach at Gilman School.[21][22] He led the Greyhounds to a 12th-place finish at the high school national championships in Kentucky, and a 16th-place finish at the 2016 National Invitational Boys High School Team Tennis Tournament, located in Newport Beach, California. He also led the team to eight consecutive A Conference titles in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association.[1][23][24] The team set an MIAA record for most consecutive titles, set a record for most championships in the year history of the league, and set a new school record for most consecutive championships in its 60-year history.[25]

Krulevitz founded the Krulevitz Tennis Program in 1984, with two 16-week indoor sessions for players of all ages from September through April and a 10-week outdoor camp June through August, with 90 students per week.[26][1]

Career finals[edit]

Doubles (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)[edit]

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1976 Salisbury, U.S. Carpet (i) United States Trey Waltke United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart 		3–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Feb 1979 Sarasota, U.S. Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase Australia John James
United States Keith Richardson 		7–6, 6–3
Win 2–1 Aug 1979 Stowe, U.S. Hard United States Mike Cahill India Anand Amritraj
Australia Colin Dibley 		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–1 Jun 1980 Brussels, Belgium Clay Belgium Thierry Stevaux United States Eric Fromm
United States Cary Leeds 		6–3, 7–5
Win 4–1 Oct 1980 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Sweden Per Hjertquist United States Eric Fromm
United States Cary Leeds 		7–6, 6–3
Loss 4–2 Oct 1981 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard United Kingdom John Feaver United States Steve Meister
United States Van Winitsky 		6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 4–3 Jun 1983 Venice, Italy Clay Hungary Zoltán Kuhárszky Paraguay Francisco González
Paraguay Víctor Pecci 		1–6, 2–6

Writing[edit]

Krulevitz authored Lightning Strikes: The Life and Times of a Professional Tour Tennis Player, 2017.[27] It describes his life growing up in Baltimore, and as a professional tennis player.[28]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Tennis Star Steve Krulevitz to be Inducted into Md. State Athletic Hall of Fame". August 27, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Where Are They Now? Jewish Baltimore's Athletic Legends". February 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Steve Krulevitz | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  4. ^ a b Lorge, Barry (June 4, 1978). "Krulevitz: Different Davis in Israel". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "World Tennis". CBS Publications. September 20, 1981 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "18 August 1978". Jewish Post.
  7. ^ "Coffee with Steve". April 2020.
  8. ^ "THE 25-YEAR REUNION OF THE STEVE KRULEVITZ TENNIS PROGRAM". Baltimore Sun.
  9. ^ "2019 Inductees".
  10. ^ "Capital Gazette: Annapolis breaking news, sports, weather and traffic".
  11. ^ a b "News & Publications · the Park School of Baltimore".
  12. ^ "Gilman Bulletin, Fall 2011".
  13. ^ MTNGUIDE06.indd
  14. ^ a b "2018-19 UCLA Men's Tennis Information Guide by UCLA Athletics - Issuu". issuu.com.
  15. ^ "Steve Krulevitz | Bio | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  16. ^ a b "USTA Mid Atlantic Section - Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 19, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  17. ^ a b c d "Steve Krulevitz | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  18. ^ "Israel Basketball Team Loses out to Underdog U.S. Squad at 10th Maccabiah". July 22, 1977.
  19. ^ Israel Digest. World Zionist Organization, American Section. 1977.
  20. ^ "Players | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  21. ^ "Wiedmer: Rotary tennis tourney one of our town's finest events".
  22. ^ "Rising early paid off late for Gilman tennis champions". Chicago Tribune.
  23. ^ "Youth comes through for three-time league champion Gilman tennis team". Baltimore Sun.
  24. ^ "Maryland high school athletes lose vital time during pandemic". April 21, 2020.
  25. ^ "Gilman wins its fifth straight MIAA a tennis crown | MIAASports.net".
  26. ^ "The Steve Krulevitz Tennis Program - A Proven and Innovative Teaching System". Krulevitztennis.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  27. ^ Krulevitz, Steve (May 3, 2017). Lightning Strikes: The Life and Times of a Professional Tour Tennis Player. ISBN 978-1539370482.
  28. ^ "citybizlist : Baltimore : Baltimore Tennis Legend Launches Memoir".

External links[edit]

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